Inside Out b/w Nothin’ To Do In Detroit – The Dogs (I-94 Recordings)
MC5 fans who were born in the Detroit suburbs in 1968, punk power trio The Dogs have been calling Los Angeles home for decades after smelling the roses in New York City and the UK. Their modest body of recorded work (two studio albums, a compilation and assorted singles) is formidable despite its skinniness and shows that while you can take The Dogs out of the Motor City, you really can’t do the reverse.
This 45 on I-94 Recordings (not our own I-94 Bar imprint) pairs The Dogs’ take on “Nothin’ To Do In Detroit”, a 1978 cut by late, great and lost Detroit outfit The Ramrods, with their own “Inside Out" on the flip, and is the 17th in a series of similarly configured 45s.
“Inside Out” is a hard-driving slice of muscular riffing that lifts the roof. Loren Molinaire attacks the vocal and his guitarwork with equal relish and bassist Mary Kay-Dodson’s backing work kicks the chorus into gear before the song slides into before some bluesy lead guitar laced with sustain. The B side is a simple but effective ode to The Dogs’ and The Ramrods' birthplace that’s a tad repetitive - but maybe that’s the point.
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